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Take a stand against the School to Prison Pipeline

This pledge closed over 1 year ago

How this will help

The one thing we believe above all others in regard to youth is invest now – invest, invest, invest. It will pay off (even in the short term). In almost all cases, we've found that if you invest in people they will respond positively and in a way that leads to saved families and safer communities. Kicking kids out of school at the drop of the hat, as is being done throughout Washington State, is as far a cry from investing in somebody as you can get. If doing so is allowed to continue, we will all pay a very high price, and continue to see very sad results. Please take a moment to read the following testimony from the Washington State Senate and then support the Post-Prison Education Program in its on-going efforts to help people build lives worth living: